Improvement in clothes-driers



P. DUNBAR.

I Clothes-Drier.

No. 204,658. Patented Junel1,1878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

PETER DUNBAR, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO WM.CONSTABLE, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,658, dated June 11,1878; application filed August 20, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER DUNBAR, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Clothes-Line Holders, which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is asectional view of my invention with bars extended. Fig. 2 is aview withthe arms closed. Fig. 3 represents a section of E at C; and Fig. 4 is atop view with the bars extended.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient holder forclothes-lines, which can be readily folded up, and will occupy only asmall space when not in use.

In describing my invention, similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts.

In the drawing, A represents one of the arms of a clothes-line holder,pivoted to movable brace B, which is hinged to E at O. A cord, H,attached to the end of A, passes downward through the opening in 0,(shown at J in Fig.

3,) and is fastened to D. E is an upright, pivoted at F. This upright isprovided with a sliding band, D, to which the cords G H are attached.

It will be seen that, whenever it is desired to close the arms or barsof the holder, the band D is moved toward F, thus drawing the end of thearms A from the projection I downward. When the band D has traversedabout onethird of the distance to F, the cord G operates on brace B,drawing it up to upright E, as shown more fully in Fig. 2. The reversemotion, of course, opens the arms. The band D can be firmly held, bymeans of a pin or otherwise, in either position.

The upright, being supplied with a socket at F, can be revolved, thuschanging the position of the arms.

The bars or arms are perforated with ,any number of holes, through whichordinary clothes-lines pass, as shown in Fig. 4, a c a 0/ representingsaid lines.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- The combination of projection I, circularprojection O, sliding band D, arms A, brace B, and cords H and G,operating substantially as described, and for the purpose herein setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto setmy hand this26th day of July, A. D. 1877.

PETER DUNBAR.

In presence of- HENRY J. HARROP, J. S. ZERBE.

